Life Lesson #16 of my first 40 years: Life is an echo.
Life Lesson #16: Life is an echo. Over 325 years ago Sir Isaac Newton stated in his Third Law of Motion that: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I didn’t necessarily “get it” while in science class growing up, but boy do I see it coming true in the world today.…
Read Full PostLife Lesson #15 of my first 40 years: Ask for help.
Life Lesson #15: Ask for help. It is quite entertaining in our children’s growth and evolution – that they want to do more and more things by themselves. In fact, they can be downright demanding at times – “No! I do it myself!” I wonder if some of that energy has carried over into our…
Read Full PostLife Lesson #14 of my first 40 years: You matter.
Life Lesson #14: You matter. I spent much of my life wondering if I mattered. Often asking myself, does what I have to offer benefit others? And unfortunately many times I didn’t think that I did. Once I started to really study success and happiness I learned that many of the world’s most successful people…
Read Full PostLife Lesson #13 of my first 40 years: Practice the art of patience.
Life Lesson #13 : Practice the art of patience. We live in a world that doesn’t necessarily reward patience – most things these days are expected NOW – results, growth, rewards, attention from our kids, access, etc. With so many things available to us so quickly, I believe we have lost the appreciation and reality…
Read Full PostLife Lesson #12 of my first 40 years: The power of self-reflection.
Life Lesson #12: The power of self-reflection. Early in my career and life I didn’t realize the power of self-reflection – I would just get up every day and go through the motions expecting my life to change – and not much really did. I now know that because of my commitment to self-reflection on…
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